Did you know that more than 50 per cent of applications made on paper forms are completed incorrectly or have information missing? This means we have to contact the applicant to gather the missing information or return the form to them entirely, which can cause delays in the processing of their application.

The online application form allows you to apply for registration with the SSSC quickly and easily. The interactive form will guide you step-by-step through your application, helping you to get it right first time.

To use the form you will need:

• Acrobat Adobe Reader version 8.0 or above - this can be downloaded for free from the Adobe website
• access to a printer.

Once you have completed the online application form, you must print the form so that you can sign it and your endorser/s can endorse it before sending it to us.

Social workers who gained their qualifications outside the UK (and do not hold a Letter of Comparability) cannot apply for registration using the online form yet but can download a printable application form by clicking here.

Before you begin, it would be helpful to have the following documents or information to hand:

• your National Insurance number (if you do not have a National Insurance number, your passport number or EEA National Identity card number)
• your employment history for the last five years
• your certificates of award for each of your relevant qualifications
• details of any criminal or disciplinary matters
• your debit or credit card.

If you are applying for registration on one of the parts of the Register for social service workers, you will also need to know the Care Commission registration number forthe service you work in.

Please ask your employer for details of service name and number allocated by the Care Commission, or click here to refer to the Care Service list on the Care Commission's website.

If you wish to take a break from filling in your form, or you need to go and find a piece of information, you can save your form to your computer and return to it later. All of the data you have entered will be saved.

If you have any queries about applying for registration online, please download our frequently asked questions:

Frequently asked questions (83.25 kB)

If you are not sure which part of the Register you should apply to register on, please download our Register part guide:

Online form Register part guide (41.02 kB)

If you still have a query, please contact us by emailing registration@sssc.uk.com or telephone Lo-call 0845 60 30 891.

Before you download and begin to fill in your form you should download and read our guide to applying for registration online. There are three different guides, depending on which part of the Register you are applying for registration on.

Social workers

Social workers' guide to applying for registration (103.15 kB)

A guide to verifying and endorsing social workers' application forms (54.19 kB)

Social work students

Social work students'guide to applying for registration(92.21 kB)

A guide to verifying and endorsing social work students' application forms (53.25 kB)

Social service workers

Social service workers' guide to applying for registration (132.3 kB)

A guide to verifying and endorsingsocial service workers' application forms (71.17 kB)

Once you have downloaded and read the relevant guide you can download your application form.

SSSC online applicationform terms and conditions (32.94 kB)

SSSC online application form (1.16 MB)